CDC: A majority of teens are not getting tested for HIV

The report, which was published in the journal Pediatrics, looked at young people aged 18 to 24. On average, 22 percent of high school students and 33 percent of young adults who had ever had sex reported getting tested for HIV.

The findings were concerning, as in 2006 the CDC recommended everyone between the ages of 13 and 64 be tested for HIV, Reuters reported. The CDC and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend HIV testing to be offered as routine care for teenagers and young adults, and at least annual visits for people at high-risk of infection, such as gay or bisexual males and intravenous drug users, according to an AP report.

Researchers looked at data from high school students from 2005 to 2013 and young adults from 2011 to 2013. There was no increase in testing among high school or young adult males from this time period, regardless of gender or race. For young women, screening decreased from about 42 percent to 40 percent. For white women, HIV testing declined from about 37 percent to 34 percent, and from 69 percent to 60 percent for black women.